Vocabulary 1
My mom had a _____ at me for not coming home on time.
go
(had a go at me)
I saw how John was whitewashing the fence yesterday. I saw John whitewashing/whitewash yesterday.
I saw John whitewashing the fence yesterday.
Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence:
lost / I / you / have / am / me / afraid
I'm afraid you've lost me.
Don’t _______ your luck – stop playing while you’re still winning.
push
Put the verb in brackets in the needed form:
In thirty years’ time, I don’t suppose anyone (wear) traditional dress anymore.
will be wearing
I got ____________ down my arms when I saw that film – it was terrifying.
goosebumps
Rewrite the sentence using the word in brackets so that the meaning stayed the same:
They explained that we could leave at any time we wanted (whenever).
They explained that we could leave whenever we wanted.
Make a sentence using the words below:
didn't / you / what / quite / said / get/ sorry / I
Sorry, I didn't quite get what you said.
He _______ through his exams after studying for weeks.
sailed
You ________ driven so fast; that was just reckless.
(modals)
shouldn't have driven
Once news of this scandal breaks, our company will be in the _______ for months.
limelight
(to be in the limelight)
Finish the second sentence using the word in brackets:
Everyone knows that the criminal escaped. (known) The criminal ...
The criminal is known to have escaped.
Make a sentence using the words below. You can use any other words if needed.
fancy / pizza / friends / do / ?
Do you fancy eating pizza with friends?
A communication __________ is defined as a failure to exchange information.
breakdown
_________ (get) to the station on time, I missed the train because I had to buy a ticket.
Having got to the station on time, I missed the train because I had to buy a ticket.
I don’t mean to ____ ______ on your idea but it really isn’t very practical.
pour water
The thieves are thought to steal/have stolen more than $2 million.
have stolen
Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence:
would / along / that / I / with / go
I'd go along with that.
He leapt from a helicopter in a _____-_______ stunt.
death-defying
Rewrite the sentence using the verb in brackets and keeping the original sense:
Elder people are always quieter and less ambitious than the youth. (to be)
Elder people tend to be quieter and less ambitious than the youth.
All four of them confessed under police interrogation, but they later __________ their ___________.
retracted their confessions
Correct the mistake: Hardly had she started her exam than the fire alarm went off.
...when...
Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence:
I / for us / see / it was / it / way / best option / the
The way I see it, it was the best option for us.
Jumping from a helicopter without a parachute is extremely ____________.
audacious
Correct or wrong?
No sooner did I call her than it dawned on me she was at the conference.
had I called